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en•cum•ber

Pronunciation: (en-kum'bur),
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[key]—v.t.1. to impede or hinder; hamper; retard: Red tape encumbers all our attempts at action.2. to block up or fill with what is obstructive or superfluous: a mind encumbered with trivial and useless information.3. to burden or weigh down: She was encumbered with a suitcase and several packages.4. to burden with obligations, debt, etc. Also,incumber.